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Attack in Somalia kills 26 people

SANAA, July 13 (YPA) - The death toll from an attack in Somalia rose to 26 people on Saturday, according to local media. On Friday, Al-Shabaab movement militants attacked Asasey hotel in the southern port city of Kismayo, killing 26 people,…

5 gunmen killed, 10 wounded in tribal clashes in Marib

MARIB, July 13 (YPA) - At least 15 gunmen were killed and injured in clashes broke out between two tribes in Marib province, local sources told Yemen press Agency on Friday. According to the sources, clashes erupted between "Al Jama'an and…

25 injured in earthquake in southern Philippines

SANAA, July 13 (YPA) - Philippine police said 25 people were injured and a large number of houses, churches and other buildings were damaged early on Saturday after an earthquake shook the population of their homes in the south of the…

40 people arrested during demonstration in Paris

SANAA, July 13 (YPA) -  About 40 people were detained during a protest demonstration on Friday near Paris's Grand Cemetery, Paris police reported. "After the identification of personal identities, 37 people were detained," the police wrote…

Palestinian killed by UAE intelligence in Marib

MARIB, July 13 (YPA) - A Palestinian youth was killed on Friday evening in the UAE prison in Marib province. Palestinian activists said that Salim Maarouf, a resident of the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis, was killed by torture by…

6.1-magnitude earthquake hits Japan’s Okinawa Islands

SANAA, July 13 (YPA) - The US Geological Survey announced on Saturday that a 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck northern Japan's Okinawa Islands. According to "Reuters, the Geological Survey,said the quake occurred 346 km north of Naha, the…